Friday, December 17, 2010

Holiday giveaway: Win a Hallmark Recordable Storybook

Max is into reading lately. He likes anything about trains or trucks. Shocker, I know. I can sometimes entice him to check out other subjects if a book has a decent amount of purple, as the one above does. The Hallmark peeps sent it to us; it's part of the Recordable Storybooks line.

Basically, you record yourself reading the words on each page. Or you can record your kid talking. Or your Aunt Tillie. The instructions did not say whether recording your dog, cat or parakeet would work, and since we have none of those, I can't say. What I can tell you is that it's idiot-proof: You press a button, and the prompts tell you what to do. Every time you flip the page, the recording automatically starts. I enjoyed recording it, and even more, I enjoyed the look on Max's face when he heard my voice.

We also got I Love You Grandma, which I'm going to have the kids record and give to my mom. The books are geared toward kids ages 18 months and up, but both Max and Sabrina got a kick out of them. They're sold at Hallmark Gold Crown Stores.

Get psyched: I have two Hallmark Recordable Storybooks to give away, each worth $29.95. You can take your pick of any of the 15 books online. To enter, just check out the books and leave a comment below about which one your child would like.

Well, since I'm doing psychology research this semester on aggression in children ages 3-5 the message in "Bright and Beautiful" would just be absolutely perfect for me to test what I need to and to tell these kids just how special they are!

I hate that I keep posting on giveaways, but you keep giving away things that my kid would love!!

Eddie would be ecstatic with the Frosty book. He has a very, very, VERY strong obsession with snowmen, specifically Frosty. We're in year two of this obsession. I had prayed that it wouldn't return with the holiday season, but it's stronger than ever. Sigh.

My in-laws turn 87 and 82 in January and it would mean the world to them to hear my son 'talk' in a book for them- believe you me, it would be read over and over and over again! The retirement communities in Florida will all be abuzz! (So either Grandparent book would be great)

I would really like to have the grandma book. My mom was just saying she would love to have this for my little boy so if something happened he would always have a book she would read to him. Kellyeandjosh@aol.com

I would love to get the My Little Princess Storybook for my daughter. My husband works a lot , right now, definitely not by choice and he isn't home very night to put her to bed so to have him "read" the book to her would be so nice.